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For the second year in a row, GCC was proud to have some members serve as marshals for the Milwaukee May Day March led by Voces de la Frontera. May 1st is celebrated as International Worker’s Day each year dating back to the 18th century. This year, there were more than 3,000 known events across the US to celebrate workers and push back against harmful national policies. In Milwaukee, immigrants, union members, students, educators, and their families and allies marched together in celebration...

By Tony Keys, GCC Board Member How do we recognize White Christian Nationalism? Why is it so prevalent in today's government? Those questions and many others were answered in the spirited conversation at the Germantown Community Coalition's (GCC) event "White Christian Nationalism: An Urgent Conversation" featuring Pastor Jessica Short from Lutheran Church of the Living Christ. Among the things learned were: Christianity varies by where you were raised. White Christian Nationalism is like a...

By Erika Crooks, GCC Member I had been fortunate enough to have the availability open in my schedule to jump at the chance to be an additional chaperone for the Asian Cultural Exchange (ACE) student group at Germantown High School. They were in need of an extra adult to basically tag along on their field trip and I was in need of a day off of work to go do something fun. It was the perfect opportunity! The added bonus was that I found out their field trip was going to Chinatown and the...